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Scarlet Fever References - Scarlet Fever, Centre for Health Protection, 201 9, retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/content/24/41 .html - Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health - Number of notifiable infectious diseases by month. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/2401 2.html - Scarlatina, HK Prevention of Infectious Diseases Action, 201 5 Retrieved from http://www.hkpid.org.hk/contagion/scarlatina - Scarlet Fever Epidemic, Hong Kong, 201 1 (Emma Y .Y. Luk,201 1 ) - Scarlet Fever, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/scarlet-fever.html -THE HISTORY OF SCARLET FEVER ,R.D.Rolleston,1 928 Nov 24 Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2456687/?page=1 - Scarlet fever epidemics of the nineteenth century : a case of evolved pathogenic virulence ,Alan C Swedlund & Alisin. K .Donta ,2003 Retrieved from:https://people.umass.edu/swedlund/ScarletFever.pdf -Bao, J. Y., Davies, M. R., Maamary, P., Tsoi, H. W., Tong, A. H., Ho, T. C., Lin, C. H., Gillen, C. M., Barnett, T. C., Chen, J. H., Lee, M., Yam, W. C., Wong, C. K., Ong, C. L., Chan, Y. W., Wu, C. W., Ng, T., Lim, W. W., Tsang, T. H., … Yuen, K. Y. (201 2). Molecular characterization of the 201 1 Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak. The Journal of infectious diseases, 206(3), 341 –351 . - Perks, E., & Mayon-White, R. (1 983). The Incidence of Scarlet Fever. The Journal of Hygiene, 91 (2), 203-209. - L. J. Davis, J. S. Guzdar and F. S. Fernando (1 935). Scarlatina Immunity in Hong Kong. The Journal of Hygiene, Vol. 35, No. 2 (May, 1 935), pp. 1 61 -1 68. Cheng Ching Chi(4079748) Ho Yu Ting (4130372) Lam Yuk Sang (4069418) Leung Ka Yan (4034059) Mak Ka Wan (4040278) Sore Throat "Sandpaper" texture-like rash Fever "Strawberry"- like Tongue Symptoms Modes of transmission The bacteria are present in the mouth, throat and nose of the infected person. • Respiratory droplets • Direct contact Bacterial + Respiratory infection Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) • Wash hands • Cover Your Nose + mouth when you sneeze or cough • Do not share personal items like towels and eating utensils • Put on a face masks if you have the symptoms of Scarlet Fever • Seek for medical treatment imm ediately if you have the symptoms • Stay at home until you recover High risk clusters • Skin ship • Contact of body fluid The undoubted description of scarlet fever in medical literature is to be found in a work by : John Philip Ingrassins (1510-1580) Prevention Cases of Scarlet Fever from 2005 - 2011 ➜ OVER 10 times

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References-Scarlet Fever, Centre for Health Protection, 201 9, retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/content/24/41 .html-Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health -Number of notifiable infectious diseases by month. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/2401 2.html-Scarlatina, HK Prevention of Infectious Diseases Action, 201 5 Retrieved from http://www.hkpid.org.hk/contagion/scarlatina-Scarlet Fever Epidemic, Hong Kong, 201 1 (Emma Y .Y. Luk,201 1 )-Scarlet Fever, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-public/scarlet-fever.html-THE HISTORY OF SCARLET FEVER ,R.D.Rolleston,1 928 Nov 24 Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2456687/?page=1-Scarlet fever epidemics of the nineteenth century : a case of evolved pathogenic virulence ,Alan C Swedlund & Alisin. K .Donta ,2003Retrieved from:https://people.umass.edu/swedlund/ScarletFever.pdf-Bao, J. Y., Davies, M. R., Maamary, P., Tsoi, H. W., Tong, A. H., Ho, T. C., Lin, C. H., Gillen, C. M., Barnett, T. C., Chen, J. H., Lee, M., Yam, W. C., Wong, C. K., Ong, C. L., Chan, Y. W., Wu, C. W., Ng, T., Lim, W. W., Tsang, T. H., … Yuen, K. Y. (201 2). Molecular characterization of the 201 1 Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak. The Journal of infectious diseases, 206(3), 341 –351 . -Perks, E., & Mayon-White, R. (1 983). The Incidence of Scarlet Fever. The Journal of Hygiene, 91 (2), 203-209.-L. J. Davis, J. S. Guzdar and F. S. Fernando (1 935). Scarlatina Immunity in Hong Kong. The Journal of Hygiene, Vol. 35, No. 2 (May, 1 935), pp. 1 61 -1 68.

Cheng Ching Chi(4079748)

Ho Yu Ting (4130372)

Lam Yuk Sang (4069418)

Leung Ka Yan (4034059)

Mak Ka Wan (4040278)

Sore Throat"Sandpaper" texture-like rash

Fever "Strawberry"-like Tongue

Symptoms

Modes of transmissionThe bacteria are present in the mouth, throat and nose of the infected person.

• Respiratory droplets• Direct contact

Bacterial + Respiratory infection Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) • Wash hands

• Cover Your Nose + mouth when you sneeze or cough

• Do not share personal items like towels and eating utensils

• Put on a face masks if you have the symptoms of Scarlet Fever

• Seek for medical treatment immediately if you have the symptoms

• Stay at home until you recover

High risk clusters

• Skin ship

• Contact of body fluid

The undoubted description of scarlet fever in medical literature is to be found in a work by :John Philip Ingrassins (1510-1580)

PreventionCases of Scarlet Fever from 2005 - 2011

➜OVER10 times

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